Chelsea and Liverpool failed to get their rhythm in each other’s third half in the second half.
Chelsea made it three wins from three games across all competitions with the 3-1 away win.
Manchester City, who knocked Chelsea out of the League Cup late last year, host Chelsea next Sunday in the FA Cup.
With Chelsea drawing blank at Wolves, they are now six points adrift league leaders Manchester City who won at Newcastle.
The win was without Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, who both suffered injuries in Wednesday’s Champions League win over Malmo.
